The Portland daily press., 1887-01-03
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Inc Americanism of the Century is exhibited in
the makeup of the January number. Except a
snort communication, 1t is wholly written by
Americans. Readers of the Life of Lincoln, by
Nicolay and Hay, win be grateful for the liberal
portions of that work which are presented to them
from month to month. The current part relates
to Lincoln in Springfield; the first clash with
Douglas; the Log Cabin and nard Cider Cam.
paign; Lincoln's marriages his relations with the
speeds OF Kentucky; the Shields duel; the cam
paign OF 1874; and Lincoln's devotion to CLAW
sketch entitled George Bancroft-in Society. in
fontlcs, In Letters, is contributed by Prof. w M
Sloane, editor of the Princeton Review formerly
Mr. Bancrofrs private secretary at Berlin. Fol
lowing bis paper on the Food Question, in the
December number, Mr.. Edward Atkinson con.
tributes another on The Relative Strength and
weakness Of Nations. being the first OF Two Stud
les In the Application Of Statistics to Social Sci
e e. ina paper on Comets and Meteors in the
astronomer, gathers up the most scientifc knoWl
edge OF MS subject Illustrating 1t by graphic com
ps tso which quickly awaken the Imagination
VI tne reader. Other articles are the second Of
w. q. Brownen's paper on French Sculptors !:
Henry Jamess paper on C0queln; Fencing and
me IDs,s New H YORK Fencsrs BY Henry Eckford
uon comprises the opening chapters of Mr.. Cables
new Acadian story Carancro. The Wimpy Adop-
t W py ZOE II. M. Johnston, and continuation
OF MI. Stockton,s novel. In the War Series Cen
Hunt writes Of the Third Day at Gettysburg. and
Gen. f. 4. Alexander, OF Longstreets corps gives
etts Charge.
St Nicholas for January is really not so much
New Years number as 1t is a second part of the
Christmas number. The article, Millet and the
Children, by Ripley Hitchcock, with its numerous
Illustrations by the great peasant painter and the
curious little sketches, never before published.
MADE by him to amuse his grandchildren, will also
amnse and Interest all the readers OF St. Nicholas
whether they are fond of art or only of pictures
and the two Elton papers, A Glimpse of Elton
School, by Edwin E. Mead, and A Visit to Elton.
by Elizabeth Robins Pennell forming the second
Of the -Four Great English Schools, series, give a
keen insight into the manners and customs of
noys today and long ago In the greatest of all Eng
hsn schools. The drawings by Joseph Pennefl
admirably explain and supplement the text.
FRANCES Hodgs0n Bumotts new short serial, the
Story OF Prince Fairyfoot, is continued Frank II.
story, explains wherein it held Fortunate Open
ig ior inc nero; Juan and Juanita, in Miss Bay
tors s ssta preak away from their Conanche cap
s VI ?, dIteI NUMBER OF exciting adventures and
nalI preadLn escapes; and Mrs Alling's live and
pracucal christmas Conspiracy eliminates sue
tim. "''N '"OA ''S
The January Number of Harper's Magazine
ushers before us generous portion of the attrac-
lions announced for the coming year, and assures
us OF brilliant prospect for the following issues
The leading article is the first half of Sir Edward
). Reeds important paper on European nayies of
the Continent. This portion is devoted to the
French Navy The remainder of the Continental
nayies viii be described in the February Number.
The series OF Southern articles which promises TO
be one of the chief features of the Magazine for
1887 is begun by Charles Dudley Warmers inter-
esting paper on New Orleans, with twenty-one IL
Illustrations by W. II. Gibson and other artists.